The Green Bay Packers re-signed fullback John Kuhn on a one-year deal Thursday, which won't shake up the fantasy football world too much.

Kuhn is a unique role player, however, and there more than a few fantasy owners out there who might have used him in a fit of bye-week desperation. Hey, Kuhn has scored a TD once every 11.8 touches for his career, and it's fun to belt out "Kuuhhhnnnn!" when he plunges into the end zone.

Kuhn also is a player owners have to pay attention to. Consider for his career he has 21 first-down carries in 29 tries on short-yardage third downs (2 yards or less). Those are carries Eddie Lacy isn't getting.

While Kuhn has a small place in fantasy football, he could affect more commonly-owned options. These other role players might also have a fantasy football effect in 2014:

HOME-RUN HITTER: Kenny Stills, WR, Saints. Stills inherited Devery Henderson's role as the resident deep-threat playmaker guy in the Saints' offense. That amounted to a league-best 20.0 yards per catch and five TDs last season, but Stills had just 32 catches on 50 targets.

FULLBACK: Marcel Reece, FB, Raiders. Reece truly is a one-of-a-kind fullback, and PPR owners know him well. He's averaged 42 receptions the past two seasons, and has seven catches of 25 yards or more. Reece also averages 4.7 yards per carry. Despite all that, he has just five TDs the last two seasons.

QB-TURNED-RB: Denard Robinson, RB, Jaguars. Robinson -- the NCAA's all-time leading rushing quarterback -- struggled as a rookie with 20 carries for 66 yards. Robinson is bulking up for his second season, which might be make-or-break for his career.

QB-TURNED-WR: Joe Webb, QB, Panthers. After four seasons in Minnesota, Webb -- who was once eligible at QB and WR -- won't be taking snaps away from Cam Newton, but given the dearth of options available at receiver in Carolina he might try that route again.